An off-duty police officer in New York literally sprang into action Friday, saving a young boy's life after she watched him jump off an overpass.According to News 12 Westchester, Officer Jessie Ferreira Cavallo said she was driving and saw the boy running against traffic on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers.That's when Ferreira Cavallo said the boy stopped and jumped 30 feet into an empty storage yard."I was shocked," Ferreira Cavallo said. "That's why I knew I had to stop and do something."That meant grabbing her car's first aid kit and taking almost the same jump as the boy, who reportedly is 12 or 13 years old. Ferreira Cavallo quickly administered CPR and first aid with the help of another good Samaritan. The boy was barely able to regain consciousness before being rushed to Westchester Medical Center."I think I was here at that time for a reason," Ferreira Cavallo said. "I don't know if it was God's plan, that he knew that I was actually going to jump off and help."Police said the boy is still being treated for broken bones and other injuries, but is expected to survive.

YONKERS, N.Y. —

An off-duty police officer in New York literally sprang into action Friday, saving a young boy's life after she watched him jump off an overpass.

According to News 12 Westchester, Officer Jessie Ferreira Cavallo said she was driving and saw the boy running against traffic on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers.

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That's when Ferreira Cavallo said the boy stopped and jumped 30 feet into an empty storage yard.

"I was shocked," Ferreira Cavallo said. "That's why I knew I had to stop and do something."

That meant grabbing her car's first aid kit and taking almost the same jump as the boy, who reportedly is 12 or 13 years old.

Ferreira Cavallo quickly administered CPR and first aid with the help of another good Samaritan. The boy was barely able to regain consciousness before being rushed to Westchester Medical Center.

"I think I was here at that time for a reason," Ferreira Cavallo said. "I don't know if it was God's plan, that he knew that I was actually going to jump off and help."

Police said the boy is still being treated for broken bones and other injuries, but is expected to survive.